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Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
Swithin C. Shortlidge's Academy,
For Young Men and Boys, Media, Pa

12 miles from Philadelphia. FiXed price covers
every expense, even books, dc. No EXTRA
charges No Incidental ps.prNees-- ryauina-
tlon FOR admission. Twelve experienced teach
ers. all men and al graduates. Special oppOr-
tUuifi"S ,Jf apt students 90 advance raVid ".
special drln iOr dul and legi.ward boys Pa
irons or students may select any studies or
choose the regular English. Scientific, Business
Classical or tlNil Engineering course. Students
uitted at Media Academy are now IN Harvard.
ale, Princeton and TEN other CgAo..s and
Polytechnic schools, 10 students sent 70 col
lcge In is,j, 10 IN l,St 20 "a lsSh 10 In 1856. A
graduatiPg c,.%s every year IN the coinmcrci
r4?aatrlent \ Physical and Chemical Lab =
fHtOry. Gymnasium and Ban Ground 1900 vO \
added % Library In lS>J. Physical anparauts
doubled In isS3 Media has seven churches. and
a temperance ChartcrWhich prohibits the sale
Of all Intoxicating drinks. F.5 A5W illustrated
circular address the }Tncipat ana Proprietor
sWlIHiN Z. saVEILIDGE, A. NJ, qiarvard
G,aaude) Media, Pa. a,G.ss-ly
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
Ready for Spring.

Charles L. Armor is prepared to
do the best work in Butler in the
way of House, Sign and Fresco
painting; Paper Hanging and Kalso
mining. Prices reasonable. Esti
mates furnished. 0fhoe on Main
street, near Court House, Butler,
Pa.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22

Beautiful pictures at very low
prices at Miller Bros furniture store,
No. l9 Jefferson St.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
TIjRMS.

$i5 dollars payable when mare IS known 20 he
with fOal. The colt win be held Got Insurance
until paid for. Persons n3r:.E. with mare 70
iQal, fQri5;tS tho insurance. &iarcS must GC reg
uially returned on trial days rs directed. Mares
taken TO prevent accidents bllt Wiil be resp0nst.
Bile for none. "M0ntaSlc' has proved blmseli
20 be a fine breeder.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
Homes w Wanted,

-Four homes are needed for boys be-
tween and 7 years Of age by the
Children's Aid Society of Butler
county.
Also, temporary boarding in 0 pri-
vate family, in town OF country, for a
little boy. Apply to.
Mrs. DR. NEYMAN,
Mrs. j. f. BALHH.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
Imported PeTchefOn Horse
MONTAGUE

April 2jth and ending July 9in, as follows:
Mondays Of each WcGl, at the stable OF James;
Fle65er, al GnIOl4yiile; Tuesdays and We;laes-
days 1T the barn OF AlGnZo liCCandleSs; Thurs
days at Mt, Chestnut; Fridays and SATURDAYS nj
Lhe llYerN Stlble nI j. s. IIaNS HnfIar
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22

Largest stock OF choice, spyiies
Satines and wash Dress Goods ever
brought to Butler at
l.. STEIN Il Sons.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
That you should be q pessi-

mist
We have ten thousand dollars
worth of furniture in our three ware
rooms at No. 10 Jefferson St., Butler,
Pa. The best as well as the cheap
est, but all the best made for the price.
All persons will fud it to their ad-
vantage to examine our stock and as
certain our prices before purchasing.
MILLER Bros.
White Goods speciality at
D. L. PAPE's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22

No 19 Jefferson St. is the place
to buy cheap and good farnitgre.:
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
WitherSDOOn Institute.

The summer Normal Term of the
Witherspoon Institute Of Butler, will
open about June lst. Address
PROF. p. S. BANCROFT.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
Marriage Licenses.

Some additional announcements
APpear in to-day's paper.
lightning rod pedlera give this
county little attention.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22

Silks, Cashmeres an d fine Dress
Goods of all kinds at
l.. STEIN & Sons.
New Kii GLOVES, new Silk
Gloves, new Lilse Gloves, new Hos
iery at
l., STEIN & Sons.
-There is a scarcity of items OF
local news this geek,
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
Notice..

The Tenth Annual Convention of
the Butler county Sabbath School
Association will convene at Harmony
on Monday, June 9Th, at 1880 pm,
and close the following Wednesday
afternoon. All interested in Sabbath
School work are invited to attend and
take part, superintendent Of schools
will please see that delegates and re-
ports are sent to convention.
Entertainment has been provided
for all. Also reduced rates on Rail-
roads Programs will be sent out in
due time. For further particulars ,ad-
dress
REV. j. S. MCKEE, Pres.
Butler, Pa
or II. S. DAUBENsPECK, Sec.
Bruin, Pa.
Elegant line of Emdroideries,
Laces, Flouncings and ell kinds Of
trimmings at
l.. STEIN IL Sons
That the autograph hend Is an
idiot
1t has been demonstrated in
court that a man might be accused
and convicted of numerous crimes and
yet be a man whose character for
truth and veracity could not be sue
cessfully impeached, and it is demon
strated in hqndreds of kitchens in
Butler county every day that the Etna
stoyes and ranges are the best in the
market.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
C. G. CHRISTIE,

Attorney at Law. Legal business carefully
Transacted. Collections made and promptly re-
tn9. ,n.taed. BUSINESS correspondents promptly at
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
BOGGS g. BUHL.
Ii5, HI, u9, i3i Federal 81,
A1leghe env. Pa.
Application for Pardon.

Notice is hereby given that l. William Me.
Keever, of Butler Co, Pa, convicted of as
sault and battery in the Court of Quarter
Sessions of Butler Co.. Pa, No, IS March
sessions, 1887, will apply for pardon before
the Board of Pardons in Harrisburg, Pa, at
the next meeting of said Board the third
Tuesday of May, 1887, being the l7ta day of
May, 1857.
WILLIAM MCKEEvER.
April %, 1887.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22

All the newest things in Dress
Goods at
I. STEIN q SoN's.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
Grand Lace Curtain Sale!

Which we have inst inauguratcd. This sa,e viii
sgrpas3 all srir former efforts Ia lhis direction
l'ue goods are all new patterns, no Old stuff and
exclusive with US. They VIII range in price viz /:
For choice new designs IN Nottingham Cur
tains, yards long, 75c, and $1.O0 per pair. For
81 yard goods, with t2ped edges, sl.2j, $3.50,
S1.15, &c.
For Choice Patterns, 3l5 and / yard Nothing
ham Curtains, 81 50, $40. 81 90, $500, 7. 90 TO
Sl2 90 per pair. French Guipure Curtains SlQ.G0
and II per pair. "
curtain Ne.S 1itac., lie. ta aao,
Curtain Squims DC, Jl3c., sac, 10c. and 12K.
At this special sale we feel Justified III saying
will be offered the very best values in Curtains
yet seen offered anywhere.
Complete Upholstery department where will
be found all the accessories.
\ g mplete Brass Trimmed pole at 2jc, Rings,
Brackets, Etc
In suit department we offer specially Spring
Jackets, in Checks, PlaidS and stripes Also
Plain Cloths and Jerseys with LAPPED
SEAMS. TaIlDIf MADE
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22

That the bicycle rider is having
his steed creased, and If you want to
know whether Butler people like
opera Read the answer In the
stars
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22

New Satines, Lawns, Seersuck
ers, Crazy Cloth, Ginghams and
Chambrays at
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
THE CITIZEN.
FRIDAY, APRIL %, 1887.

New Advertisements.
Dry Goods-Boggs & Buhl.
Opera House-Sparbs Bros.
Notice of Application for pardon.
Imported Percheron Horse.
New Locals STEMS dry goods, Patterson's
clothing.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1887-04-22
JOHN III. NEGLEY

rear n Estate throughout the county, Once on
Diamond, near Court House in CITIZEN Building
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15
The Oft Told Story

OF the peculiar medicinal merits of Hoods
sarsararilla is fully confirmed by the volun-
tary testimony of thousands who have tried
It. Peculiar in the combination, proportion,
and preparation of Its ingredients, peculiar
In the extreme care with which it is put
up, Hoods Sarsaparilla accomplshes cures
where Interpretations entirely fail. Pecu-
liar in the unequailed good name it has made
at home, which is "tower OF strength
abroad" peculiar in the phenomenal sales
Ii has attained
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15
PurifeS the Blood

Henry Biggs, Campbell Street, Kansas City,
had scrofulous sores all over his body for
fifteen years. Hoods Sarsaparilla completely
cured him.
Wallace Buck, of North Bloomfield, N. Y.
suffered eleven years with terrible varicose
ulcer on his leg, so bad that he had to give
up business. He was cured of the ulcer, and
also Of catarrh by
Hoods SarsapariIIa
soldby all druggists. 81 six for IS. Prepared only
by c. l. HOOD CO.. Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass
100 Doses One Dollar
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15

Notice Is hereby given that in accordance with
law and und r and by virtue of a resolution duly
passed by the Board of Trustee of this orpora-
ton on the goth day If Sept mber d 1881, and
entered on the records of this rporation the
d. to affixed in the above notice Of delinquent sal
Ia hereby extended to Thursday the Goth day of
October, A. d. 1887 at the hour of O'Clock P. NJ
OF that day, at the Office of this Company, Mt
Smsrts Hall, in the town Of Greenfield Lyon
county. evada so many Ar's Of each par ell of
stock as may be necessary will BE- sold at public
auction to pay said delinquent sssessm' Mt thereon
together with costs of advertising and expenses of
sale, NJ. HOUSTON,
Secretary Mickey Ditch Compsn
Cheeseman's Hall. Greenfield. Lyon county
Nevada. Au20-4t
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15

Disease Cured Without Medicine. ,
A MARVELLOUS INVENTION
FOR HEALING the ISE f sIGK AND CONQUER
v.,u.bIs Di:sO's.y for n.sn.sn e u: Ia.
l. a. never Before for Healing the siek.
We wage no warfare against physicians or the
% desre To a Of
nishing auxiliary means for curing the sick The
honest physician occupies high place in public
snees mot psnacsa foreyery ill., they are What
we claim for them and will afford speedy oft
entines after medicines have failed to give relief
GENUINE MAGNETIC APPLIANCES CLASSIFIED. I
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Send size Of shoe worn. Send for circulars.
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MAGNETIC S,n cAr for .sspess
ness. Catarrh, etc. Price 50 by mail Send for
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Sp send for eifcalaT sna ''0 Oh ana
MAGNETIC wt GAs for fsns%sn
Price Is each. send size Of hat Worn. Send Tor
MAGNETIC ksEs oA ss sss saas r in
reduce tne sweiing anu restore 70 natural size
immeoiately: Price W each by mail. send size OF
Knee SEND forclrcularS-
al NNEYlN luNO PROTECTORS are
MA0N6 " priceless 10 persons with weak
4 lungs. They prevent and cure cold rheum atism
neuralgia, pneumonia throat troubles and ca.
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MAGNETIC T.. IHR ,2s.s a.. ssF'E EIs.. cure
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paid SEND Tor circulars. - W."
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Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15
Hoods SarsaparilIa

is the most popular and successful medicine
before the public today for purifying the
blood, giving strength, creating an appetite.
~ suffered from wakefulness and low
spirits, and also had eczema on the back OF
my head and neck, which was very annoying.
took one bottle Of Hoods Sarsaparlla, and
l have received so much benefit that l am
very grateful, and am always glad to speak
good word for this medicine" MRS j. S.
SNYDER, Pottsyille, Penn.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15

And in accordance with law and an order of the
Board of Trustees made on the 18th day of August
A. D. 1887. so many shares of each parcel of such
stock as may be necessary rill be sold at public
auction. at the Office OF the Company in Smarts
Hall, in the Town of Greenfield, Lyon county,
State of Nevada. on t e Goth day of September
A. d. 1887, at the hour of three (3) O'Clock P NJ
of said day, to pay said delinquent assessment
thereon together with costs of advertising and ex-
pensss Of the Sale. NJ HOUSTON.
Secretary, Mickey Ditch Company.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15
WORKING CLASSES AA 4. IF Ha1 y.

pared to furnish all classes with employment at
heme. the whole II the time. or Tor their spare
moments. business new light and profitable
Persons Of either easily earn from so cents 10
IS per evening and proportional sum by deyot
ing all their time to the business Boys and girls
earn nearly as much as men. That all who see
this may send their address, ard test the busness
We make this Offer: To such as are not we'll sa,is
ned we will send one dollar to pay for tbs trouble
of writing. Full particulars and outfit free Ad.
oress' GEORGE SrINsos & Co., Portland Maine.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15
ASSESSMENT NOTICE.

COUTH COMSTOCK CONSOLIDA-
- ted Silver Mining Company.-Location of
principal place OF business, San Francisco, Cali
fornis. Location Of works. DEVILS Gate Mining
District. Lyon and Storey counties, NevadA.--NO.
tico 10 hereby given. that ct Q meeting of the
Board of Directors. held on the 2sth day of Aug.
ust. 1887. an assessment mo. q Of ten cents per
share was levied upon the capital stock Of the
corporation. payable immediately in United Stat-s
gold coin to tn Secretary. ct the office Of the
Company. room 4. 500 California street. San Fran
cisco. Cali nrniA. Any stock upon which this as
sessment shall remain unpaid on the
Fifth Day OF October, lSS5,
will be DELINQUENT and advertised for sale ct pub.
l aucti6 On; and unless paym 10 made before.
will be sold on aonday, the 31st day Of Oc'"ber,
1888 to psy the delinquent assessment together
with costs of ADVERTISE and expenses OF sale
By order Of the Board of Directors
j. BURLINGTON, Sc Rotary
ONCE Room 4. No. 800 California street. San
Francisco, California.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15
CURES ALL HUMORS.

from common Blotch, or Eruption,
"Fever-sOres,o Scaly or Rough Skin,
in short all diseases caused by bad blood ars
conquered by this powerful, purifying, and
GERS rapidly heal under its benign influence.
Especially has it manifested its potency in
bunsles. sore Eyes, scrofni0ns sores
and Swellings, Hfp- Joint Disease,
White SWelIipgs, 1Oitre, or Thick
cents in stamps for a large treatise. with COL
ored plates, on Skin Diseases, or the same
amount for q treatise on Scrofulous Affections.
"TEHE EsLOGD rs THE LIFE.o
Thoroughly cleanse it by using DIR. Pierce's
Golden Medical Discovery, and good
Digestion, a fair skin, buOyant spir-
It's, vital strength, and sOumdness OF
constitution, will be established.
Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1887-10-15
Hoods SarsapariIIs
DELINQUENT SALE NOTICE.

MICKEY DITCH COMPANIES
Wilton of principal place of business, Town Of
Greenfield, Mason Valley, Lyon county, State of
Nevsds Notice There are delinquent upon the
following described stock. on account of assess
ment No ri levied on the 9th day of July A. D.
1887 the several amounts set opposite the names
of the respective share folders as follows:
Nj
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
The Deepest Well In America.

Belding Brothers, of Rockville, Mass,
silk manufacturers, have a branch at
Northampton, and about two years ago
began sinking an artesian well there. 1t
has now reached a depth of 3,440. All
but 200 feet of the boring has been
through sandstone. The Northampton
Herald says of the work. "When the
sandstone was first reached it was thought
that at depth of 750 feet that would be
the last of it, but when this depth had
been attained and the sandstone still
continued, it was then predicted that by
the time the drill had gone down 1, $50
feet it would be though this stratum, but
not so; aad again another prediction was
in order, and 1,500 feet was the depth
named. But now the best biologists are
at loss what to say. The well is now
the deepest in the country, and with one
or two exceptions the deepest in tho
wtrld.n
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
Color Of the Canary.

With regard to tho yellow color Of the
canary bird and its testimony to Mr..
Darwin's theory, it is said that, after
domestication in Belgium, Germany and
England "a point with which tempera-
turs or climate may have had something
to do) the birds throw up on the feathers
small patches Of yellow of lighter color,
and by carefully matching those birds
that had the greatest number of patches
the breeders at length and after con-
siderable period, succeeded in OBJ
tanning bright and uniform yell
low color, more closely resem-
bling what are called the 'clear'
birds of to-day. But the application of
the phrase, 'canary color" to indicate
special shade of yellow, though gen.
cral, is not justified by the facts.
Canarics of pure breed are to be found
of many colors. Whole breeds are green
and, by feeding on pepper and Other
seeds, canaries have been produced Of
cinnamon and coffee color, and even Of
red; and, in the lizard variety, the bird
though yellow in the crown, is else
where shaded and spangled in the mos
lovely manner - Times-Dcmocrat.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Protecting Animals From Flies

At this season of the year the annoy
ince caused to animals by flies and
mosquitoes often amounts to positive
agony, and at all times, in what is called
good corn weather, it is sufficient to pre-
vent the stock eating enough to keep
them in good condition The animals
will stand in the water or pass the greater
part of the day in the shade, rather than
expose themselves to the sunshine, going
out to eat only when driven by hunger,
They quickly lose flesh, the flow of milk
shrinks, and loss is incurred that can
not be easily made good again. At all
times good feed of grain is beneficial ia
stock, but it is especially so when flies
are very annoying, since it will do much
to prevent shrinkage of flesh and milk.
Horses and mich cows may be protected,
in a great measure at least, by wiping
them all over with q sponge dipped il
soap suds in which little carbolic acid
has been mixed. Bulls confined il
stables often suffer enough from the at
tacks of flies to drive them half mad, ant
there is no doubt that the continued
fretting caused in this way develops I
savage disposition. The most salts
factory results have followed from spong
ing with soap suds and carbolic aclt
mixed Jersey bull confined in stall. -
Chicago Tribune.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
WAYS of Injurinu Your Health,

By lying all night without sleep, wor-
rying for morning to come SO you can
run and pay a note already overdue.
By marrying at leisure and repenting
in haste.
By sleeping in unventilated rooms with
no straw hats in the windows, or panes
out.
By getting up in the dark and drink
ing out of the wrong bottle.
BY growing morbid and melancholy
over the anticipated departure of your
wife's only aunt.
By sleeping in window and falling
down through forty feet of damp night
air and laying the foundation for con.
sumption or bronchitis. -TidB Bits.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
LADIES' COLUMN.
Cotilion.

Just now there is a rage ia Washington
for tho cotilion. This dance does not
compete with the colonial minuet in
gravity or strict decorum. In one figure,
for instance, gayly-decorated target is
placed at one end of the ball room, and
at the other end is stationed a lady with
bows and arrows. All along the line past
which the arrows will fly the young
gentlemen dancers stand, and whoever
has sufficient dexterity to catch the
nimble dart secures the fair archer for
his partner. In another figure servants
carry two trays of bouquets of roses tied
with satin ribbons of various shades, one
trayful for the ladies, the other for the
gentlemen. There are two bouquets
alike, one on each tray, and when all are
distributed the gentleman searches for a
mate to his bouquet, which will show his
mate in the dance. The hurdle-race
figure is funny if not dignifed. The
hurdles are of bright-colored silk, and
when six competitors in evening dress
leap the barriers for the prize of GER
tain lady partner a fall is not unlikely.
The SNOWFALL game is another figure,
where number of ladies throw paper
snow balls in all directions. The name
of each lady is written on slip of paper
inside each ball. Times.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1887-06-02
Bridal Wells and Orange Blossoms.

Bridal Wells and Orange Blossoms.
The custom of the bride wearing veil
on the occasion of her weddingis, with
out doubt, of Eastern origin. Among
Anglo-S axons it was held over the heads
of the bride and bridegroom to hide the
bushes of the happy lady from the COM
pany. This little compliment was not
paid to a widow on her remarriage, as
her bushes were supposed to have been
exhausted. This custom was gradually
superseded by the Eastern and more
graceful practice of wearing long, sweep
ing, gauzy wells.
How the orange-blossom first came to
be used at marriages is yelled in obscure
| ty. In France this custom is a matter
of much pride and Importance, inasmuch
as it is testimonial of purity, not only
of the bride herself, but of integrity and
morality in the character of her relatives.
In the province of Franchc Comte, to
wear the orange blossom is considered a
sacred right, obtained by undosbted
character, and, as such, proudly main
tanned. Should any act of imprudence
in early life, implying even suspicion of
faint upon the honor of the maiden, be
known, the use of the orange-b blossom is
sternly forbidden.
In almost every village or small town
in France the bride entitled to wear the
crown of orange blossoms has this beauti-
full certificate of her purity either framed
or placed under glass shade, and it is
religiously preserved, if possible, even
through generations, as an indisputable
testimonial of undoubted character
In Germany the duties of the brides,
maid have just a tinge of superstition
about them. 1t is one of their duties on
the morning of the marriagc-day to carry
to the bridge myrtle wreath, for which
they had subscribed on the previous
evening. This they place on her head
and at night remove it, when it is placed
in the BRIDES hand, she being at the time
blindfolded. The bridesmaids then dance
around her, while she endeavors to place
the wreath on one of their heads. Who
ever is fortunate enough to be thus dec
grated will, it is believed, be herself
wife before another year has passed
away.
In removing the bridal wreath ant
veil, the bridesmaids are careful to throw
away every pin, or the bride will be over
taken by misfortune; while any unwar,
bridesmaid who retains one of these use
full little articles will materially lessen he
chances of "getting off"
Like many other German superstitions
this has found its way into England
though it has not yet become a genera
belief. ALI the Year Round.